The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-28

unless something is done without delay,
In the matter Of public sewerage. A seil-
timent should be created by this Board
which will lead to early action on the
part OF the common council in this mat
ter.
We have good reason to feel that this
year will see much railroad building in
this vicinity, the Chicago q Northwest
ern building on this side of the river to
New Ulm, the Cannon Valley road CONF
pleted. and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road passing through our city to-
wards Willmar on its Hastings and Da-
kota division. 1t is to be hoped that the
completion of these projected railroad
improvements will result in great bene-
fit to this community in the way of
freights. We have good right to expect
that reduced freight rates will follow the
completion to our city, of the Cannon
Valley road, being, as it is, under the
management of the Rock Island system,
not IN any way connected with the roads
now in operation to this point. The
Duluth, st. Cloud, Mankato & Southern
| railroad, lately organized, with our own
| townsmen as President and Secretary,
opens a prospect of connection with the
lake routes, that we hail with gladness.
A prospective Irvine Factory, and a
Cracker Factory, and an Electric Light
Company, greatly increased facilities for
manufacturing at the Cement Works;
the Fibre Works in full blast; the Tile
and Fire Brick Factory running to their
utmost capacity; Machine Shops, the
Tub Factory, the Mattress Factory, the
Oil Mill and the Flour Mills all running
steadily; all point TO decade right at
hand in our city's history, which will
place us well up in the line in the list of
manufacturing cities.
That Stone quaries, Lime kilns, Brick
yards and Clay factories will rapidly in
crease in numbers within the coming few
years, we may reasonably claim as
among the certainties.
And we would not forget that the COM
ing summer will witness the Encamp-
ment of the Second Regiment of Mime
sofa National Guards at this city, bring
ing TO us crowds of interested visitors,
| through whom will be disseminated
much information that will rebound to
our permanent good. 1t devolves upon
us to be extremely hospitable and socia-
bic while these our commonwealth pro-
tectors sojourn with us, and i'm this man
ner and every other, encourage our own
company to renewed efforts to become
more efficient in the manual of arms.
There seems to be a strong public sem
timent tending towards the purchase of
a desirable tract by the city authorities
for the purpose of Park. This Board
can give valuable aid in the matter, and
by its counsel and action see that no mis-
take is made in the choice of location.
| No one at all familiar with all that |
have set forth, unless hesis strangely
constituted being, can have any doubts
of our steady advance towards city of
900 people by the year 1891.
Bespeaking your patience as your pre-
siding officer for the coming year, will
now name the standing committees:
| Manufactures-John G. Wise, F.. L..
Waters, S. Lamm, John N. Hall, L. Pat
terson and II. P. Jensen.
Road, Bridges, Streets and Sidewalks
Geo. L. Barr, w. M. Farr, Wendall
Hodapp, b. Tuttle, s. +. Alberger and
Geo. M. Palmer
Railroads, Freights and Transportation
III. A. Willard, j. +. Meagher, T.. NJ.
Pope, r. ID. Hubbard, w. b. Craig and
John Klein.
Entertainment and Reception-W. w.
z. Mcconnell, Geo. w. Slade, Geo. H..
Clark, II. M. Hamilton and c. ID. Tay-
| lor.
Public mprovements-M. G. Willard,
p. II. Carney, Geo. Z. Brett, +. q.
Heinze, John II. Ray and G. A. Chap
man.
Real Estate and Negotiations-Geo A.
Clark, VIM. X. Geddes, Anton Busch, j.
r. Jones and w. b. Walker.
Legislation and TaxatIon-J. l.. Wash
burn, M. ID. l.. Collester, f. Z. Freeman.
}. f. Porter and G. w. Mead.